alloyed

adjective

Definition of alloyednext
as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances alloyed aluminum, containing either copper or silicon, is much stronger than pure aluminum for cookware

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alloyed
  1. diluted
  2. dilute
  3. mixed
  4. contaminated
  5. impure
  6. adulterated
Adjective
  • In a cinematic landscape laden with diluted IP projects, Jenkins is hardly the first filmmaker working as a cog in a billion-dollar machine.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • As bowl games outside the College Football Playoff have become more diluted, organizers have sought new ways to steal the spotlight.
    Peter Burke, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of diluted
Adjective
  • Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.
    Liz Roth-Johnson, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2013
  • However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.
    George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2013
Definition of dilute
Adjective
  • The performance of BlackRock stock over the last few years has been mixed.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Rents have been a particular focus for policymakers, and the news there also has been mixed.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of mixed
Adjective
  • The agency notes that cats can contract the H5N1 virus from various sources, including consuming the meat of infected birds or animals, exposure to contaminated environments, or consumption of raw milk from infected cattle.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • One thing to consider is that the issue could be with contaminated packaging.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of contaminated
Adjective
  • Wad, perhaps the most abundant, is a dark-brown-to-black, very soft, earthy mineral that is commonly considered an impure hydrous oxide of manganese.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • If impure quartz is used, the outside materials can hamper the effectiveness of the transistor.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of impure
Adjective
  • The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.
    Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.
    Nadia Kounang, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
Definition of adulterated
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